ABSTRACT
Arctic sustainability research continues to rely on methods adopted from other regional contexts and follows the overall methodological trends in the field, the number and scope of studies that implement "Arctic-grown" methodologies is increasing. This chapter argues at a point when Arctic sustainability research is offering and testing novel approaches and methodological frameworks, especially in respect to knowledge co-production, indicators building and community-based research. It is important to reflect on these achievements and contributions in order to determine existing trends, identify priorities for future research and defines the role of Arctic sustainability research in global sustainability science. The chapter discusses the "epistemological transitions", which took place in Arctic sustainability research such as: transition to more integrated, inter- and transdisciplinary and mixed-method research approach. It also discusses the transition from focus on sustainability as an outcome, studying sustainability as a process; transition to co-production of knowledge, including community-based approaches to research design, execution, assimilation and dissemination; and development of indicators.
